Title

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder and behavioral inhibition: A meta-analytic review of the stop-signal paradigm

Authors

Authors

R. M. Alderson; M. D. Rapport;M. J. Kofler

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Abnorm. Child Psychol.

Keywords

stop-signal; behavioral inhibition; attention deficit hyperactivity; disorder; ADHD; meta-analysis; DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS; RESPONSE-INHIBITION; WORKING-MEMORY; CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SUSTAINED; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; DELAY AVERSION; MOTOR CONTROL; LIFE-SPAN; Psychology, Clinical; Psychology, Developmental

Abstract

Deficient behavioral inhibition (BI) processes are considered a core feature of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This meta-analytic review is the first to examine the potential influence of a wide range of subject and task variable moderator effects on BI processes-assessed by the stop-signal paradigm-in children with ADHD relative to typically developing children. Results revealed significantly slower mean reaction time (MRT), greater reaction time variability (SDRT), and slower stop-signal reaction time (SSRT) in children with ADHD relative to controls. The non-significant between-group stop-signal delay (SSD) metric, however, suggests that stop-signal reaction time differences reflect a more generalized deficit in attention/cognitive processing rather than behavioral inhibition. Several subject and task variables served as significant moderators for children's mean reaction time.

Journal Title

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volume

35

Issue/Number

5

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

745

Last Page

758

WOS Identifier

WOS:000249213600005

ISSN

0091-0627

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